• Assistant Professor, The Valley Foundation School of Nursing     
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Content Expert, The Valley Foundation School of Nursing
• Director, Emotional Health Lab (EHL) 
• Chair, Evaluation & Assessment Committee, The Valley Foundation School of Nursing

 

Contact

✉️ alfred.saatchi@sjsu.edu      🏢 HB 414      📄 Curriculum Vitae (CV)

 

Research Areas

😡 Irritability and emotion regulation in young adults

📲 Digital technologies and emotional health

🤖 Responsible adoption of Artificial intelligence (AI) in health sciences

🪫 Mental health disparities in college populations

 

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing Science, University of California, Irvine, 2025
• Master of Science, Psychiatric Nursing, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019
• Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, 2015

 

Licenses and Certificates

• Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), National League for Nursing (NLN)
• Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN — Adult), American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
• Registered Nurse (RN), California Board of Registered Nursing
• Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning Associate Level, Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation, University of California, Irvine
• Advanced Training in Student-Centered Course Design, Division of Teaching Excellence & Innovation, University of California, Irvine
• Mentoring Excellence Program, Graduate Division, University of California, Irvine

 

Bio

Babak (Alfred) Saatchi is a certified nurse educator and Assistant Professor at The Valley Foundation School of Nursing at San José State University. He received his PhD in Nursing Science from University of California, Irvine, where his dissertation examined trait and state irritability in college-attending young adults. He holds MSN in Psychiatric Nursing from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and BSN from Ardabil University of Medical Sciences.

Research

Dr. Saatchi's program of research broadly focuses on understanding and addressing mental health challenges in college-attending young adults, with particular emphasis on irritability, emotional processes, and mental health disparities. His work has recently been published in a Nature Collection; Health and well-being among university students. This is a direct link to the publication and the online blog related to this work.

Saatchi also has funded research to study and investigate the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence in health sciences, as well as the limitations and risks associated with such AI adoptions. He recently received the Western Institute of Nursing/National League for Nursing research award. You can read the interview related to his ongoing psychiatric nursing simulation study in this link.

Teaching (Current and Previous Courses)

• NURS 123A - Mental Health Theory
• NURS 123B - Mental Health Practicum
• NURS 202 - Theoretical Foundations
• NURS 20A - Adult Care Management I

 

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